Jimmy has a Carr crash as Oscar Pistorius ''joke'' goes too far at the Q Awards

Anger: Jimmy Carr's gag flopped but he was the butt of host Christian O'Connell's jokes

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He’s known for his controversial sense of humour but Jimmy Carr shocked the audience of the Q Awards when he went a joke too far.

The comic, 42, made a crack about Reeva Steenkamp – the day after Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years for shooting her dead in his bathroom.

After beginning his Xperia Access Q Awards presentation with a spiel about needing the toilet when there is a long queue, he added: “So frustrating. All I’m saying is I can see it from Oscar Pistorius’ point of view.”

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The 200-strong audience, which included Simple Minds, Johnny Marr, Boy George and Sandie Shaw, gasped but Jimmy continued: “That’s not the controversial bit. Here it comes… I blame her.”

As an awkward hum filled the room, he added: “If she hadn’t been in that disabled toilet none of this would have happened.”

To the stunned silence he shouted: “It’s the f****** Q Awards, come on.”

Cue more tumbleweeds … But the response didn’t seem to bother him and he went on to present the Best Act In The World Today award to Kasabian.

Despite the joke going down like a lead balloon, Jimmy told 3am: “I think it went all right. I’m going to go home and write some new jokes.”

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Yeah, that might be a good idea, Jimmy. Ear-lier in the afternoon at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, Jimmy had been the butt of host Christian O’Connell’s tax jibes.